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My period could last for 3 weeks sometimes or up to a month almost! This has been going on for a while now...and Im beging to get scared. What are some idea that you guys can give me on whats going on. I have always had a weird period schudule but its gettting out of hand and I want to have kids in the neat futher, just need some ideas on what it could be...thank you for your time :)
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PCOS..Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I had this most of my adult life and bled about 48 weeks out of the year. I've had a total of 4 miscarriages but I was extremely lucky to carry 2 children to term before having a total hysterectomy at the age of 35
What is PCOS?
What PCOS Is and Isn't
* Is also known as Stein-Leventhal Syndrome or Polycystic Ovary Disease (PCOD).
* Affects an estimated 6-10% of all women and most don't even know they have it.
* Is treatable, but not curable, by medications, changes in diet and exercise.
* Is one of the leading causes of infertility in women.
* Has been identified for 75 years and they still aren't sure what causes it.
* Affects far more than just reproduction.
* IT IS NOT just a cosmetic problem.
Can include the following symptoms:
* Irregular or absent menses
* Numerous cysts on the ovaries in many, but not all, cases
* High blood pressure
* Acne
* Elevated insulin levels, Insulin Resistance, or Diabetes
* Infertility
* Excess hair on the face and body
* Thinning of the scalp hair (alopecia)
* Weight Problems or obesity that is centered around your mid section
You can go to this site..
http://www.pcosupport.org/medical/whatis...
and will find any and all information regarding this syndrome. It also has a quiz you can take to give you a better idea of what your symptoms mean. Best thing to do is go to your OB/GYN and tell him what's been going on...let him do the blood work and make the correct diagnosis.
see a doctor soooonnnn!!
go to your doctor or gyno because that happened to my mom and she would bleed heavy for a few weeks and then lite for moths, come to find out she had fibroids in her uterus some the size of grapefruits...she ended up getting a hysterectomy and problem solved.
Are you currently using an IUD? Sometimes they can cause non stop bleeding, and they have to be removed.
Your period should never last for 3 weeks. You can become tired and weak.
Make an appt today to see your doctor, or go to the nearest family planning clinic. You need to find out why this is happening.
Good luck!
go to the doctor, that's the best advice. but my mom did have this kind of period trouble. she's 48. extremely long periods can mean; you've had major stress in the past or you are in great stress right now. take it easy and see a doctor.
Many women have the same problem. I have personal experience with this kind of thing, my cycle is really wacky. My doc suggested that I go on birth control to regulate my cycle and the hope is once I have been on the pill consistantly for a while we can try to wean me off of it and hopefully this will allow my body time to regulate itself. Your hormones are just all over the place and its hard to determine an exact cause, even for the doc. The best advise is to establish yourself with a good GYN who specializes in fertility issues and see what she would reccomend to get on the right track to conception! Good Luck!
Sweety you have a hormone imbalance. Get to a doctor and ask for some blood test and treatment possibilities. I got that when they put me on the mini pill for irregular periods. But then the pill didn't give me enough of the correct hormones so i bled constantly for weeks. In my case it was the lead up to discovering that i had poly cysitc ovary syndrome. I'm sure this is not the case for you. But do get to the doctors and ask for the test and see what they say when they come back.
Did you just get off birth control or just have a child? If not, make an appt. with your gyno asap. It could be a sign of a serious problem like a hormonal imbalance.
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